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Ask Jeeves Kids

Big Chalk

EduHound

High School Hub

How Stuff Works

Information Please

Kids Click! - Web search for kids by librarians

MSN Learning and Research

National Geographic Kids - Animals, culture, geography, nature...

Spark Notes

Health & Well Being

Kid's Health

History & Social Studies

CountryReports.org - World flags, national anthems, maps...

50 States - Capitals, area codes, state birds, population and more...

History Channel

US Presidents

Math

Ask Dr. Math

Convert it - Acceleration, area, energy, power...

Math.com - For all levels of math.

Science

Ecosystems and Biomes

Nine Planets

Periodic Table

Science Fair Central - Project ideas and how to.

Science Gems - Science and Math.

Why Files - Science Behind the News - current events

Reading & Writing

A+ Research and Writing - For High School & College

Caldecott Medal Winners

Newbery Medal Winners

Rhode Island Children's Book Award

Rhode Island Educational Media Association Book Links

Search Engines

Research Databases - from the library
Research Databases - from home

Our online databases, made available through OLS, offer seven databases to all library users.

The following are helpful resources for kids.

Discovering Collection - Created especially for kids, this database gives reliable answers to your school assignments in Literature, History, Biography, Science, and Social Studies.

Expanded Academic ASAP - Find journals, news magazines, and newspapers on all subjects. Great for researching current events or for writing a paper.  

General Reference Center Gold - Use this to find articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals, many with full-text and images. Find the latest current events, popular culture, business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.

Info Trac One File - A one-stop source for news and magazine and journal articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.